Post for Tue, 20 July 2010

After a very long journey, we've finally arrived in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The voyage to get here started at 1130 on Mon when we left Carelton University in Ottawa. Our flight left Ottawa at 1435 for Washington, DC and we had a six hour layover there. After meeting up with the US Civil Air Patrol contingent in Washington, we boarded the plane for our 10.5 hour flight. Oh, did I mention that we sat on the runway in Washington for an hour due to air traffic congestion?

When we arrived in Ghana we were promptly met by . After a rather adventurous drive we arrived at Legon University.

We are staying at the International Student's Hostel. The rooms are sparse and the building is old. The Escort Officers have single rooms and the cadets are sharing rooms, two per room. The washrooms are down the (outside) hall. It is much like a motel where the rooms exit outside. Something that struck me was that you have to supply your own toilet paper and bed sheets! Something to add to the kit list for next year.

After a bit of exploring around the campus, we settled back in our rooms and relaxed or took naps. We had a late supper and experienced African cuisine for the first time. It was quite tasty and there was a spicy sauce that we could put on that I rather enjoyed.

That's it for today. Tomorrow we start our tours.

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